Geek's Guide to the Oscars

Geek's Guide to the Oscars

Up for Oscar's big prize, with Avatar the favorite but plenty of viewers who believe District 9 is the better film.

The upcoming Academy Awards should command interest among the IT crowd, even though the hardcore tech stuff is segregated from the big show. Movie buffs in the tech world will have a stake in the game when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its iconic statuettes on March 7. See also: Tech in the Movies, How Hollywood Sees Geeks.